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4. The Interventionist View

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Philosophy of Cognitive Neuroscience
Ein Kapitel aus dem Buch Philosophy of Cognitive Neuroscience

Summary

Woodward’s (2003) celebrated interventionist account of causation is currently one of the most popular theories of causation and scientific (causal) explanation. The basic intuition behind this view is that causation is a matter of difference making. According to Woodward, manipulability reveals causal relations and scientific explanations are based on the manipulability relations scientists identify. This chapter outlines Woodward’s motivations, his view, and some refinements developed in response to challenges.

Summary

Woodward’s (2003) celebrated interventionist account of causation is currently one of the most popular theories of causation and scientific (causal) explanation. The basic intuition behind this view is that causation is a matter of difference making. According to Woodward, manipulability reveals causal relations and scientific explanations are based on the manipulability relations scientists identify. This chapter outlines Woodward’s motivations, his view, and some refinements developed in response to challenges.

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Preface VII
  3. Contents XI
  4. List of Figures XV
  5. 1. Introduction 1
  6. Part I: Stage Setting
  7. 2. Braining Up Psychology 9
  8. 3. The Life of Mechanisms 42
  9. 4. The Interventionist View 67
  10. 5. Intermezzo: What’s at Stake? 83
  11. Part II: Puzzles
  12. 6. The Unsuccessful Marriage 87
  13. 7. Causation vs. Constitution 104
  14. 8. Beyond Mutual Manipulability 114
  15. 9. Interventionism’s Short-Sightedness 126
  16. 10. Intermezzo: Well Then? 135
  17. Part III: Shopping for Solutions
  18. 11. Fixing Interventionism 137
  19. 12. Mere Interactions 150
  20. 13. Excursus: A Perspectival View 165
  21. 14. Mere Interactions at Work: A Catalog of Experiments 181
  22. 15. Conclusions 219
  23. References 227
  24. Key Terms 239
  25. Index 241
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110530940-004

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Preface VII
  3. Contents XI
  4. List of Figures XV
  5. 1. Introduction 1
  6. Part I: Stage Setting
  7. 2. Braining Up Psychology 9
  8. 3. The Life of Mechanisms 42
  9. 4. The Interventionist View 67
  10. 5. Intermezzo: What’s at Stake? 83
  11. Part II: Puzzles
  12. 6. The Unsuccessful Marriage 87
  13. 7. Causation vs. Constitution 104
  14. 8. Beyond Mutual Manipulability 114
  15. 9. Interventionism’s Short-Sightedness 126
  16. 10. Intermezzo: Well Then? 135
  17. Part III: Shopping for Solutions
  18. 11. Fixing Interventionism 137
  19. 12. Mere Interactions 150
  20. 13. Excursus: A Perspectival View 165
  21. 14. Mere Interactions at Work: A Catalog of Experiments 181
  22. 15. Conclusions 219
  23. References 227
  24. Key Terms 239
  25. Index 241
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